L.C: To write an informal letter.

L.C: To write an informal letter.

• Towards the end of the book father writes a letter home to his family (wife and daughter). Your task today will be to imagine what he writes in that letter.

• It will be an informal letter – what does this mean?

• What are the features of an informal letter?

• Let’s read an example – see the sheet in your pack with the coloured labels.• Use this example to inform your steps to success for today.

L.C: To write an informal letter.To write your letter - from the father to his family - we can use TIPS to help structure our letter.

Use abstract nouns to explore how the father is feeling.

T Who you are writing to

I An introduction about why you are writing the letter

P1 Describe your journey

P2 Describe the new world you are in

P3 Describe your new friends

P4 Describe your job

S How you are feeling and what you want to happen when they receive this letter

L.C: To write an informal letter.

• Towards the end of the book father writes a letter home to his family (wife and daughter). Your task today will be to imagine what he writes in that letter.

• To be able to write that letter we are going to watch an animation of The Arrival using the some of the images from the book – only watch up until 11 minutes and 57 seconds.

• https://vimeo.com/74292820

• While you are watching the video make notes in your Home Learning book about what you might include in the letter.

L.C: To write an informal letter.To write your letter - from the father to his family - we can use TIPS to help structure our letter. Be creative – think carefully about why the father might be writing home.

Use abstract nouns to explore how the father is feeling.

T Who you are writing to

I An introduction about why you are writing the letter

P1 Describe your journey

P2 Describe the new world you are in

P3 Describe your new friends

P4 Describe your job

S How you are feeling and what you want to happen when they receive this letter